Taylor Swift has now become the most decorated artist in Billboard Music Awards history, surpassing Drake.
At the recent awards ceremony held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the pop superstar walked away with an impressive 10 prizes.
These included Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200, Top Billboard 200 Album for ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Global Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and Top Streaming Songs Artist. With this new haul, Taylor now boasts a total of 49 BBMAs, breaking the tie she had with Drake at 39 awards each. While Drake did pick up three more prizes on the night for Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, and Top Rap Album for ‘For All the Dogs’, Taylor’s win solidified her status as the most decorated artist in BBMAs history.
Taylor Swift thanked her fans and said her record-breaking wins were the “nicest early birthday present”, as the ‘Cruel Summer’ hitmaker celebrates her 35th birthday on Friday (13.12.24).
In a video message, Taylor Swift said: “Thank you to the Billboard Awards. Thank you to the fans, ’cause Billboard is counting your stuff.
“They’re counting what you listen to, the albums that you’re passionate about, and so I count these as like fan voted awards because you guys are the ones who care about our albums and come see us in concert.”
Taylor Swift continued: “Everything that has happened with The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department, I just have to say thank you. It means the world to me that you guys have embraced the things I have made, you know? And the fact that you’ve cared so much about my music.
“This is the nicest early birthday present you could have given me. So, thank you very much, I love it. It’s exactly what I wanted.”
